SALINEVILLE — The Southern girls basketball team is not satisfied after the school’s first 22-0 regular season.

The fifth-seeded Indians opened Division VI tournament play with an early 10-point lead and beat 22nd-seeded Jeromesville Hillsdale, 53-39, in a sectional final Thursday.

Southern (23-0) advances to host 10th-seeded Columbia Station Columbia (16-7) in a district semifinal at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Colubia beat 31st-seeded Medina Christian, 58-29, Thursday.

Katie Kellogg scored 11 points in the first quarter to give Southern a 20-10 lead. The Indians widened the margin to 31-19 by halftime.

Katie Kellogg topped the Indians with a game-high 19 points, 10 steals, seven rebounds and seven assists. Fellow freshman Kalayah Crute totaled 13 points, 10 rebounds and two assists.

Allyssa Shroades followed with nine points, three steals, two rebounds and two assists. Haylee Kellogg hit a pair of three-pointers to go with three assists, two rebounds and two assists. Maddy Jones had five rebounds and three assists and Hailey Maines had three steals and two rebounds.

Hillsdale lost five of its last seven games to end the season with a 10-14 record.

H: 10- 9-13-7–39

S: 20-11-13-9–53

HILLSDALE SCORING: Chloe Smith 2-3-8, Ally Morgan 1-0-2, Mya Houser 0-0-0, Kennedy Fickes 6-2-16, Macy Mager 0-0-0, Layla Ferguson 3-0-6, Emily Smith 2-1-5, Addy Young 1-0-2. TEAM TOTALS: 15, 6-11: 39.

SOUTHERN SCORING: Katie Kellogg 6-6-19, Ashley Shroades 4-0-9, Kalayah Crute 5-3-13, Makenna Jones 3-0-6, Haylee Kellogg 2-0-6, Hailey Maines 0-0-0, Emma Boyle 0-0-0, Maddy Jones 0-0-0. TEAM TOTALS: 20, 9-21: 53.

Three-point goals: Hillsdale 3 (Fickes 2, C. Smith), Southern 4 (H. Kellogg 2, K. Kellogg, Shroades).

Maplewood 70, Wellsville 8

CORTLAND — Third-seeded Maplewood ended 22nd-seeded Wellsville’s winless season with a 70-8 decision in a Division VII Northeast 2 sectional final Thursday.

The Rockets won for the 13th time in 14 games to improve to 20-3. The three losses were to Crestview, Rootstown and Warrensville Heights.

Maplewood will play the play the winner of Saturday’s game with No. 16 Elyria Open Door at No. 12 Lisbon in the district semifinal at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Wellsville finishes the season at 0-23 and has a 24-game losing streak. The Tigers were held to 356 points this season, an average of 15.5 points per game.

St. Marys 69,

Oak Glen 64

NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — The St. Marys girls basketball team won its eighth game in a row by downing Oak Glen, 69-64, Thursday.

St. Marys improves to 16-4, while Oak Glen moves to 12-9.

Oak Glen will play at Doddridge County on Saturday. Doddrige County beat St. Marys, 46-45, on Jan. 8.

Canton Central 62, East Palestine 20

CANTON — Second-seeded Canton Central Catholic put up big numbers against a bigger-school schedule.

The Crusaders led 46-6 at halftime and rolled over 23rd-seeded East Palestine, 62-20, in a Division VI Northeast 3 sectional final Thursday.

Seven Central Catholic players hit baskets in the first quarter as the Crusaders built a 27-4 lead.

Sarah Belden paced Canton Central with a game-high 17 points, including 10 in the second quarter. Jillyan Stevens followed with 14 points, including four three-pointers. Grace Finefrock and Aubrey Harris-Hall added eight points apiece.

Jacklyn Ogle scored a basket in every quarter to lead the Bulldogs with eight points.

Canton Central improves to 18-5 and will host 30th-seeded Oberlin in the district semifianal at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Oberlin upset 18th-seeded Kirtland, 51-45, Thursday.

East Palestine — which struggled with injuries and low numbers all season — finished at 11-13, including 2-3 in games decided by four points or less.

EP: 4- 2- 4-10–20

CC: 27-19-10- 6–62

EAST PALESTINE SCORING: Jacklyn Ogle 4-0-8, Cami Kridler 0-2-2, Violet Glavan 0-0-0, Amara Wilson 3-0-6, Destiney Burtyk 1-0-3, Alexis Ogle 0-0-0, Marley Bythe 0-1-1, Bella Wendell 0-0-0. TEAM TOTALS: 8, 3-6: 20.

CANTON CENTRAL SCORING: Grace Finefrock 3-1-8, Sarah Belden 7-1-17, Ellie Buckler 2-0-4, Lily Belden 3-0-6, Audrey Studeny 1-0-2, Molly Marceric 1-0-2, Jillyan Stevens 5-0-14, Aubrey Harris-Hall 3-2-8, Annie Beckler 0-1-1, Gabby Lombardi 0-0-0, Addy Studeny 0-0-0. TEAM TOTALS: 25, 5-12: 62.

Three-point goals: East Palestine 1 (Burtyk), Canton Central 7 (Stevens 4, S. Belden 2, Finefrock).